Death Valley

This starts with some images from a part of Death Valley known as The Racetrack. It always makes me think of a Japanese print. Very graphic, very stripped down, simple really...

 

 

 

1/ 160s, at f/22 || E.Comp:0 || 200mm || WB: AUTO 0. || ISO: 250 || Tone: || Sharp: || Camera: NIKON D3on: 2014:04:14 17:26:52

 

 

 

The "island" is the lava plug leftover from an ancient volcano...

 

 

 

1/ 4000s, at f/2.8 || E.Comp:-2 / 6 || 70mm || WB: AUTO 0. || ISO: 250 || Tone: || Sharp: || Camera: NIKON D3on: 2014:04:14 17:59:46

 

 

 

My goal was to spend the night there and catch it in the light of a full moon.

We had clouds instead...

 

 

 

1/ 500s, at f/9 || E.Comp:-18 / 6 || 24mm || WB: AUTO 0. || ISO: 250 || Tone: || Sharp: || Camera: NIKON D3on: 2014:04:15 06:38:50

 

 

 

There were a few other people out there...

 

 

 

1/ 250s, at f/13 || E.Comp:-2 / 6 || 200mm || WB: AUTO 0. || ISO: 250 || Tone: || Sharp: || Camera: NIKON D3on: 2014:04:14 17:52:59

 

 

 

Another favorite part of the valley are the dunes at Stovepipe Wells...

 

 

 

1/ 200s, at f/16 || E.Comp:-4 / 6 || 170mm || WB: AUTO 0. || ISO: 250 || Tone: || Sharp: || Camera: NIKON D3on: 2014:04:15 18:00:23

 

 

 

Photographers have long been fascinated by these dunes...

 

 

 

1/ 100s, at f/22 || E.Comp:-6 / 6 || 200mm || WB: AUTO 0. || ISO: 250 || Tone: || Sharp: || Camera: NIKON D3on: 2014:04:15 17:49:06

 

 

 

 

To end this weeks' submission I would like to offer an addition to the "Road goes on forever..." photographers 12 step withdrawal  program...You know who you are...

 

 

 

1/ 250s, at f/22 || E.Comp:-10 / 6 || 70mm || WB: AUTO 0. || ISO: 250 || Tone: || Sharp: || Camera: NIKON D3on: 2014:04:16 08:21:04

 

 

As always, click on the links at the bottom of the post to go back to earlier editions, and these DO look better on a screen larger than a cell phone.

 

Best, Ding